Love it!  Haven't heard this before.

-Dick-

On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote:

> It's probably not unreasonable to quote Unca Joel about this point...
>
>
>
>  Tales of the Workshop
>    by Robert W. Service-Advisor   :)
>
>            The Rules
>
>  When they step up inside, as you go for a ride,
>  And the first thing they see are the tools,
>  Then they'll ask with a smirk if you do your own work,
>  Cause they have no idea of The Rules.
>
>  For it's Tried and it's True: What you carry with you
>  Will help you get back; and it's certain
>  What you leave back at home, as the country you roam,
>  Will not help on the road when you're hurtin'.
>
>  As you go through the years, you will learn from your tears
>  All the tools you will need on the road,
>  And you increase the weight, in attempts to cheat fate,
>  Adding more and more tools to your load.
>
>  Now, it's sad, but in trucks, fuel economy sucks,
>  And gets worse with all that piled aboard,
>  But the point we make here is that gas ain't so dear;
>  Don't let tools and spare parts be ignored.
>
>  So the bus weighs a lot. Even more when you've got
>  All the spare parts your money can buy
>  Hidden under the seat, stacked so careful and neat,
>  In the hope Murphy's Law won't apply.
>
>  But since Murphy still lives, and he seldom forgives,
>  No matter how much you have pleaded,
>  The Rules make it plain, but we'll state it again:
>  Carry with you whatever is needed.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > since we talk about carrying spare parts, here's my list. Most of them
> are
> > old ones saved over as spare, for my van or help out a fellow on the
> > road... I put a print out of this list in the glove box.
> >
> > - fuel pump
> > - coil
> > - dist cap and rotor
> > - spark plugs wire set
> > - spark plugs
> > - ECU
> > - AFM
> > - set of 3 belts
> > - ignition switch
> > - assorted fuses
> > - fuel line and assorted clamps
> > - accelerator cable
> > - fuel filter
> > - oil filter
> > - spare keys
> > - temp2 sender
> > - thermostat
> >
> > I plan to add:
> > a Hall sender
> > alternator brushes
> >
> > funny enough I never use any of those spares on any trip. 2 years ago on
> a
> > trip from So. Cal to Oregon, the water pump gave up and the alternator
> dies
> > 2 day later...
> >
> > dan
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 2:44 PM, david hardy <david@planetmind.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Just wanted to pass along a little advice to anyone doing long trips to
> > > remote places in a
> > > Vanagon...Last week we were about halfway through a 1200 mile trip
> > through
> > > Colorado and Utah -
> > > just south of Natural Bridges National Monument on Rt 261, to be exact.
> > > The Westy was running
> > > great, not even a hiccup...when it suddenly wouldn't accelerate. I just
> > > couldn't get the engine
> > > to rev. Coasted to a turn-off - middle of nowhere, of course - where it
> > > just died. I know my way
> > > around the wasserboxer pretty well, so I got underneath and
> felt/listened
> > > for the fuel pump
> > > while the wife turned the ignition on/off - sure enough, it wasn't
> coming
> > > on - then it did, but
> > > just made a sick, gurgly buzz. About 20 or so years ago, I had pulled
> the
> > > fuel pump off an old
> > > fuel-injected Type II bus I was parting out, figuring "someday this is
> > > gonna save my butt", and
> > > sure enough... So 15 minutes later we were back on the road, cruising
> > > through some of the most
> > > amazing - and desolate - terrain in the country.
> > >
> > > Moral of the story: carry a spare fuel pump, and learn how to replace
> it
> > > (it's easy). You can
> > > get an after-market one for $50 on ebay - but you'll be waiting at
> least
> > a
> > > couple days (and pay
> > > many times that) for a parts store to get one in most places. Another
> > good
> > > spare to carry is a
> > > distributor, since it can also strand you (and also easy to replace).
> > > Those are a little
> > > pricier, though.
> > >
> > > David
> > > --
> > >
> >
>